The Foreign Ministry on March 31 launched Vietnam's voluntary midterm report on the implementation of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) third cycle recommendations and announced the country's candidacy to the UN Human Rights Council in the 2023-2025 tenure.

VOV.VN - Cuc Phuong Jungle Paths 2022 is set to get underway on April 3 at Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh, drawing the participation of 2,500 local and international runners.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City desires to enhance connectivity with representative offices of foreign traders to ramp up trade and investment promotion activities in the city in the future, according to insiders.

Vietnamese continued to be the second biggest foreign community in Japan after China, despite a 3.4% drop in 2021, according to the Immigration Services Agency of Japan (ISA).

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s import-export value rose 14.37% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, fetching US$176.35 billion, reported the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

VOV.VN - Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has expressed Vietnam’s desire to further reinforce the strategic partnership with the UK towards the 50th anniversary of both nations' diplomatic ties in 2023.

The number of international arrivals to Vietnam in March increased by 41.4% over the previous month and 2.2 times against the same period last year as Vietnam has fully reopened and many international flights have been restored, according to General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - Registered foreign direct investment (FDI) capital into the nation reached over US$8.9 billion as of March 20, equaling 87.9% over the same period in 2021, according to data provided by the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

VOV.VN - Fitch Ratings has affirmed Vietnam's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR), assessing it to be a 'BB' with a positive outlook.

VOV.VN - Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Vietnam Pham Quang Hieu and UK Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office Minister for Asia Amanda Milling co-hosted the eighth Vietnam-UK Strategic Dialogue in Hanoi on March 28.